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WHY VOLUNTEER?

Employability

 

In the current economic climate, many students are looking to volunteering as a way to develop their skill-set and make themselves more attractive to future employers. Stage Spiders a student–led volunteering group at the university which can help increase your employability by:

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  • developing key skills which are highly regarding by employers.

    • Such as: leadership, teamwork, communication, organisation, enterprise, problem-solving, and personal reflection.

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  • providing valuable experience of working with children in a volunteer sector, with real budgets, marketing, and management.

    • These experiences can be vital for students aiming to develop a career as a teacher, social worker, community worker, teaching assistant or charity worker.
       

  • offering the opportunity to run for committee and project leader roles

    • When written on your CV, it demonstrates responsibility in a leadership position as well as provide evidence of the key skills mentioned above.

Community

 

Not only does Stage Spiders enrich students' employability and personal skills, but it also offers students the opportunity to give back to society and the wider community. Through various fundraisers and community projects, members are able to help develop different communities and create relationships with people outside of the University. In the past, we've worked with multiple communities including:

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  • Schools

  • Nurseries

  • Libraries

  • Youth Centres

  • Care Homes

Personal Development

 

As well as providing experience and skills which aid employability development, volunteering with Stage Spiders is also an enriching experience:

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  • It is a way of giving back to the local community and helps students feel like they are doing something productive and important with their time at university (compared with 'just' joining a sports club or society).
     

  • Stage Spiders is very inclusive and many members have forged friendships through volunteering with us which can last long after the end of university.
     

  • Working in a team environment such as ours can help increase self-confidence. Many first-year members start the year incredibly shy, but by the end of the third term they are much more confident and several such members run for committee positions because of this increased self-confidence. 
     

  • And most importantly, Stage Spiders is fun! Working with children is always exciting and different every week, and our weekly meetings often involve fun games and activities!

Socialisation

 

On a weekly basis, Stage Spiders holds different socials, events, and meet-ups which in the past have included:

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  • Members Meetings where we discuss potential fundraising and project ideas.

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  • Pub Crawls where we travel across campus or the city to different pubs and venues drinking (if you want) and socializing.

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  • Festive activities such as arts and crafts for Christmas; fancy dress for Halloween and a campus Easter Egg hunt. 

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  • Movie and Pizza Night.

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  • Games Night including Twister, Pictionary, Charades, and various Drama games.

ISIS HARVEY,

VICE PRESIDENT 2018

Being part of the committee in second year helped to improve my leadership skills and boosted my creativity while working with members to plan fundraising events.

CHARLOTTE ROSE,

PRESIDENT 2014

As a result of being part of stage spiders I had so much to talk about at interviews and really set me up for my career. I now am working as a secondary teacher in London.

JULIETTE ASH,

PROJECT LEADER 2017

Stage spiders gave me the confidence to try new things and lead projects. I loved getting the opportunity to work with kids and make a difference in my community while at uni.

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